Beauty and personal care
10 Unilever finance leaders
These ten current and former Unilever finance leaders, including Unilever's Chief Financial Officer, hold or have held CFO, group controller, finance vice president and finance director roles at Unilever. A reader can learn how CFOs approach planning, reporting and capital decisions in beauty and personal care businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alessandro Di Bella
LinkedInExperience: Global CFO Home Care, Executive Vice President · Unilever
Global CFO Home Care, Executive Vice President at Unilever since July 2022; the profile says the role leads finance globally for a €10bn+ Home Care portfolio. Former Global CFO Home Care and Health & Wellbeing, Vice President (2019–2022), Mergers and Acquisitions Director (2017–2019) and Finance Director, UK and Ireland (2016–2017) at Unilever.
Christian Kaufmann
LinkedInExperience: Group Controller · Unilever
Group Controller at Unilever since April 2025. Former Chief Auditor (2020–2025), CFO & Vice President Finance Europe (2019–2020), CFO & Vice President Finance Turkey, Central Asia & Iran (2017–2019) and CFO & Vice President Finance Russia, Belarus & Ukraine (2013–2017) at Unilever.
Greg Glanville
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) UK & Ireland and Personal Care Europe Unilever · Unilever
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) UK & Ireland and Personal Care Europe Unilever at Unilever since September 2025, and Finance Lead - Foods UKI, Poland & Italy I Europe Mini Meals I Europe Condiments since January 2025. Former Finance Director - Foods UKI & ANZ I Europe Mini Meals (2022–2024) and Finance Director - Foods & Refreshment UKI (2021–2022) at Unilever.
Isabelle Delacourt-Kastler
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director Unilever France · Unilever
Finance Director Unilever France at Unilever since September 2022; the profile says the role develops and coaches a team of 50 finance and credit management professionals in charge of financial reporting, forecasting and cash management. Former Head of operations COO Western Europe (2020–2022) and FP&A Director (2017–2019) at Unilever.
James Stepto
LinkedInExperience: CFO Beauty and Wellbeing Business Group · Unilever
Former CFO Beauty and Wellbeing Business Group at Unilever (2022–2024) and former CFO Unilever Beauty and Personal Care Division (2019–2022). Executive Vice President Group Performance and Strategy at Unilever since 2025, responsible for setting targets and driving performance across the Group, according to the profile. Former CFO VP Finance Thailand and South East Asia (2018–2019).
Katrina Joyce Garcia
LinkedInExperience: CFO Vice President - Beauty & Wellbeing Southeast Asia Head of Finance Philippines · Unilever
CFO Vice President - Beauty & Wellbeing Southeast Asia Head of Finance Philippines at Unilever since July 2022. Former CFO Vice President - Finance Philippines (2020–2022), Finance Director - Global Skin Care (2018–2019), Finance Director - Brand Building Go-To-Market (2015–2017) and Finance Controller (Director) (2012–2015) at Unilever.
Renee Ferris
LinkedInExperience: CFO Head of Finance North America Beauty & Wellbeing · Unilever
CFO Head of Finance North America Beauty & Wellbeing at Unilever since January 2026; the profile describes the role as finance lead for the North American Beauty and Wellbeing business group. Former VP of Finance at Javara (2024–2026) and Senior Director Finance at GSK (2019–2022).
Ryanne Besselink
LinkedInExperience: VP Finance UFS & Head of GMEA · Unilever
VP Finance UFS & Head of GMEA at Unilever since January 2025. Former Head of Procurement Finance (2023–2025), Global controller & Finance director Latam Unilever Foodsolutions (2020–2023) and Finance Director Supply Chain Europe (2018–2020) at Unilever; the profile mentions marketing, sales, R&D and supply chain finance experience.
Srinivas Phatak
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Unilever
Chief Financial Officer at Unilever since September 2025, after serving as Acting Chief Financial Officer (2025) and Deputy CFO and Controller (2022–2025) at Unilever. Former Executive Vice President Financial Controls and Risk Management (2021–2022) and CFO Hindustan Unilever Limited and Vice President Finance South Asia (2017–2021) at Unilever.
Zinnia Huq
LinkedInExperience: CFO and Finance Director- Bangladesh · Unilever
CFO and Finance Director- Bangladesh at Unilever since February 2023, a C-Level finance role based in Dhaka. Former Director- Finance Excellence and BPC Finance (2021–2023) and Director- Financial Controls and M&A (2020–2021) at Unilever, and former Finance Director- GSK Bangladesh at GSK (2014–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question: group finance, control and performance leaders suit questions about company-wide targets and reporting, while business group and country CFOs suit questions about running finance for one category or market. Check whether each Unilever role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global consumer goods company split finance ownership between business groups and country organizations?
- 02What does a group controller focus on to keep financial controls consistent across many markets?
- 03How should a business group CFO work with category leaders on margin and portfolio decisions?
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